Go Long!: The Super Bowl Quiz

It's the biggest holiday of the year, if you measure your holidays in the amount of beer and nachos consumed. But what do you really know about the history of the Super Bowl? Throw a sharp spiral to the right answer, or just lob it for a Hail Mary, and have fun testing your knowledge of America's favorite Sunday.

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Question 1 of 30

What league joined the NFL in 1966, putting the Super Bowl wheels in motion?

American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) and National Football League merged in 1966.

Western Football League

Associated Football League

Question 2 of 30

What was football originally called?

The Biggest Bowl

The AFL-NFL World Championship

The AFL-NFL World Championship doesn't quite have the same ring, does it?

The American Football Championship

Question 3 of 30

Who was the AFL participant in the first Super Bowl?

Green Bay Packers

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City was the underdog.

New York Giants

Question 4 of 30

What team represented the NFL in the first big game?

Cincinnati Bengals

Detroit Lions

Green Bay Packers

Green Bay was already an extremely popular NFL franchise.

Question 5 of 30

What was the score between the Packers and the Chiefs?

Chiefs 35, Packers 10

Chiefs 10, Packers 35

The Packers trounced 'em by 25.

Chiefs 7, Packers 14

Question 6 of 30

How long did it take before the league started officially calling the game the Super Bowl?

the second year of the game

the seventh year of the game

the third year of the game

While everybody else called it the Super Bowl pretty much immediately, the NFL acknowledged the name in 1969.

Question 7 of 30

Where was the first Super Bowl played?

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Los Angeles

A sunny locale in California probably seemed like the right choice.

Cincinnati

Question 8 of 30

Who was the first Super Bowl MVP?

Bart Starr

Starr was the quarterback, and he lived up to his name.

Vince Lombardi

Carroll Dale

Question 9 of 30

Who could NOT watch the first Super Bowl on television?

Ohio residents

Green Bay residents

Los Angeles residents

The NFL prohibited the host city of Los Angeles from broadcasting the game on television.

Question 10 of 30

What happened to the original broadcasts of the game?

They were lost in a fire.

They're in the Television Hall of Fame.

They were recorded over.

Both NBC and CBS aired it, but no complete footage of the game exists since it was recorded over.

Question 11 of 30

Who performed the Super Bowl's first halftime show?

Bozo the Clown

Johnny Mathis

university marching bands

The University of Arizona and the University of Michigan marching bands performed.

Question 12 of 30

Who was the first big celebrity featured in a halftime show?

Patti LuPone

Barbra Streisand

Carol Channing

Don't you think "football" when you think Carol Channing?

Question 13 of 30

In the 1970 Super Bowl, head coach Hank Stram agreed to be miked for NFL films. What's an actual Stram quote from the game?

"Make them relinquish the ball!"

"Just keep matriculatin' the ball down the field, boys!"

Stram's quotes, like "just keep matriculatin' the ball down the field, boys!" have become classics.

"Who are we playing?"

Question 14 of 30

What team has never played in the Super Bowl?

the Detroit Lions

the Cleveland Browns

both

The Lions and Browns are never the bridesmaids or the bride.

Question 15 of 30

What was the only Super Bowl that did NOT sell out?

the first Super Bowl

Every game has been completely bought up except for numero uno.

the Seattle-Pittsburgh game in 2005

Every game sold out.

Question 16 of 30

What team has played in the most Super Bowls?

the Cowboys

the Patriots

the Cowboys, the Patriots and the Steelers

All three have made eight Super Bowl appearances.

Question 17 of 30

About how much did a 30-second Super Bowl ad cost in 1967?

$400,000

$40,000

Only $40,000? What a steal!

$400

Question 18 of 30

How much did a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl broadcast cost in 2015?

$4.5 million

There couldn't be any better way to spend your $4.5 million!

$1.5 million

$400,000

Question 19 of 30

Who came to 21 of the first 22 Super Bowls?

Frank Sinatra

the President

a gate crasher

Dion Rich is known for crashing events and made his way into many Super Bowls.

Question 20 of 30

Who was the first player to grin and tell America he was going to Disneyland after a Super Bowl win?

Joe Montana

John Elway

Phil Simms

Simms was paid for the plug, and it became a Super Bowl tradition.

Question 21 of 30

What hit sports movie was based on a Super Bowl commercial?

"Space Jam"

Yes, MJ and Bugs Bunny first met in a Super Bowl ad.

"The Sandlot"

"Varsity Blues"

Question 22 of 30

Who else gets a Super Bowl ring besides the players?

the mascot

the referees

The officiating staff also gets rings — but their rings aren't quite as elaborate as the team's.

the groundskeepers

Question 23 of 30

What was the super hook of the 1989 halftime show?

It was in 3-D.

Not only was it in 3-D, but it also featured a magician and Elvis impersonator.

it featured only interpretive dance.

The audience also had to sing.

Question 24 of 30

In the biggest Super Bowl blowout, by how many points did the champions win?

45

In the 1990 Super Bowl, the 49ers smoked the Broncos with a score of 55-10.

35

30

Question 25 of 30

What team was scoreless in the Super Bowl?

the Dolphins

the Colts

No team has ever been scoreless.

The Dolphins came the closest, only scoring 3 points in the 1972 Super Bowl.

Question 26 of 30

How many of the top ten most-watched telecasts in TV history have been Super Bowls?

all but one

Only the "M*A*S*H" finale remains.

five

seven

Question 27 of 30

What city has hosted the Super Bowl the most often?

New Orleans

Miami

both

Both cities have played host 10 times.

Question 28 of 30

What was the Super Bowl championship trophy originally called?

Super Trophy

World Professional Football Championship trophy

From the beginning, it was the somewhat clumsily titled the World Professional Football Championship trophy.

It wasn't called anything.

Question 29 of 30

When was the trophy renamed the Vince Lombardi trophy?

1968

1970

After long-time Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi passed away in 1970, the trophy was named in his honor.

1975

Question 30 of 30

What Super Bowl is not designated in Roman numerals?

100

75

50

The 2016 game — number 50 — is called Super Bowl 50 and not Super Bowl L.